For foreign authorities
The Central Adoption Agency is the Central Authority in the sense of the Hague Adoption Convention (HAC) for the Rhineland region. It is responsible for the mediation of intercountry adoptions from HAC contracting states.
The welfare of the child is always the central concern: adoptions must safeguard the child’s fundamental rights and are carried out under strict procedures designed to protect children from abduction, sale, and trafficking.
During the fulfilment of its tasks, the Central Adoption Agency of the Rhineland State Youth Welfare Office works closely together with the Central Adoption Agencies of the other state youth welfare offices in Germany and with the Central Federal Office for Intercountry Adoptions of the Federal Office of Justice.
